(800) 905-9146
Toll-free number
(800) 905-9146 is likely an unwanted sales call: 53 FTC complaints and 2 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 21% of the FTC complaints, most often about debt relief (26%).
- No new complaints since Jul 28, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 23,745 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 800.
- No number in the 800-905 block has more complaints; 33 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
53 FTC complaints between Oct 20, 2022 and Jul 28, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 19 of the 34 months from Oct 2022 to Jul 2025; the busiest was May 2023, with 18 of 53.
FTC complaints are filed by consumers with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Do Not Call registry; they aren't verified by the FTC or by us.
Complaints to the FCC
2 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Oct 10, 2022 and Feb 11, 2025; 1 gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
Both heard a live person. They filed them as unwanted calls (2). The calls were about mortgage loans (2). Complainants were in Iowa (1) and Illinois (1).
Source: FCC Consumer Help Center, Consumer Complaints Data (public domain), complaints about unwanted calls, telemarketing and robocalls. The FCC doesn't verify the facts alleged in complaints, and neither do we.
What callers claimed
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 38 · 72%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 14 · 26%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 2%
Who called
(800) 905-9146 is a toll-free number. Toll-free numbers aren't tied to a place, and no public record shows which company holds them.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 55 complaints describe debt collection; 14 (26% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
Nearby numbers in 800-905
The closest reported numbers on either side of (800) 905-9146, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 50 calls; most often the 9 a.m. hour (11):
Day of the week of 53 calls:
The date and time of the call as complainants entered them on the FTC form; the time zone isn't recorded. Times entered as exactly midnight or noon are left out (they're usually the form's default).
Location
Toll-free numbers can be answered anywhere in Canada and the U.S.; the number itself says nothing about where the caller is.
Most FTC complainants were in Illinois (51 of 53); others in California (1) and Tennessee (1). Statewide, Illinois ranks #11 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 116,978 in the last 12 months, 919.7 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Illinois.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Illinois 51 · 96%
- California 1 · 2%
- Tennessee 1 · 2%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Plainfield, IL (17) · Island Lake, IL (8) · Calumet Park, IL (1) · Chicago, IL (1) · Frankfort, IL (1)
As typed on the FTC form, with spelling variants merged; complaints without a city aren't counted.
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What to do
- Don't share personal or banking details, or pay anyone, on a call you didn't expect. Hang up and call the organization back on a number you find yourself.
- Block it from your recent calls (iPhone: ⓘ, then “Block this Caller”; Android: long-press, then “Block”).
- Report fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501).
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: to the National Do Not Call List.
- A collector calling? How to check a collection agency in your province.
- Report fraud to the FTC.
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: to the National Do Not Call Registry.
- A collector calling? See the FTC's guide to your rights.
- Report fraud: in the U.S. to the FTC; in Canada to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501).
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: in the U.S. to the National Do Not Call Registry; in Canada to the National Do Not Call List.
- A collector calling? In the U.S., see the FTC's guide to your rights; in Canada, how to check a collection agency in your province.
Questions about (800) 905-9146
- Who called me from (800) 905-9146?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about debt relief. It's a toll-free number, which isn't tied to a place, and no public record shows which company holds it.
- Is (800) 905-9146 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 55 complaints, latest Jul 28, 2025, robocalls in 21% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (800) 905-9146 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 55 complaints describe debt collection; 14 (26% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
- Should I call (800) 905-9146 back?
- No. Calling back can confirm that your line is answered. If the caller claimed to be a company or agency you deal with, contact it on a number you find yourself.
- How many times has (800) 905-9146 been reported?
- 53 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Oct 20, 2022 and Jul 28, 2025 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Oct 10, 2022 and Feb 11, 2025.
- What do callers from (800) 905-9146 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)" (26% of FTC complaints).
- When does (800) 905-9146 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 9 a.m. hour (11 of 50 calls with a time).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.